Kim Ablon Whitney's novels have earned special distinction from the American Library Association, Bank Street College of Education, and Booklist Magazine. A graduate of Tufts University, Kim has an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College. In addition to writing fiction, she is a United States Equestrian Federation 'R' judge in hunters, equitation, and jumpers and has judged at some of the country's top horse shows.